Jeremiah Ellis

1691–about 1771 (Age 80)
Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Jeremiah

When Jeremiah Ellis was born in 1691, in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Ellis, was 54 and his mother, Joanna Clark, was 22. He married Judith Ayers in 1715, in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died about 1771, in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Ellis
1691–1771
Judith Ayers
1696–1734
Marriage: 1715
William Ellis
1715–
Judith Ellis
1717–1782
Tabitha Ellis
1721–1813
Jeremiah Ellis
1722–1771
Gideon Ellis
1724–1793
Sarah Ellis
1726–
Ayres Ellis
1730–1785

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1715West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (2)

    1723 · Pirates Hung in Newport
    Age 32
    On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island.
    1763 · First Synagogue in America
    Age 72
    The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French vernacular form of Elias, the Latin and New Testament Greek form of Hebrew Eliyahu; see Elijah and compare Elias , Lias , Ely .English: possibly in some instances from the Middle English female personal name Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth .Welsh: from Elis, a shortened form of the Welsh personal name Elisse (earlier Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly, benevolent’). As usual in Welsh, the stress in Elisse is on the penultimate syllable -li-, which shifts to initial El- when the name is shortened to Elis. It later became confused with Ellis in 1 above.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Ellison
    Ely
    Eales
    Elcock
    Elliott
    Bellis
    Elles
    Elijah
    Ells

    Story Highlight

    Land

    We Heirs Ellis, Gideon Ellis, William Ellis Robert Austin And Judith Austin His Wife, Thomas Wait and Tabitha Wait his wife, all of West Greenwich Quit Claim to Cousin Jeremiah Ellis Of West Greenwich …

    Sources (9)

    • Jeremiah Ellis in entry for Thomas Jr Wailight and Tabitha Ellis, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
    • Jeremiah Ellis, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
    • Jeremiah Ellis in entry for Sarah Ellis, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

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